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Parent Letter #13 - Traffic concerns

posted Jan 19, 2017, 10:08 AM by Felicia Ippolito

Dear
Parents/Guardians:

As you know, PS 108Q has a student population of close to 1500
students, and, as a result, morning arrivals and afternoon dismissals are
challenging. All exits/entrances are used to help facilitate this process.
Rockaway Boulevard and 109th Avenue are the streets that surround
our school and are heavy traffic areas as well, creating further challenges for
the school. Although many of our
children live within the radius of the school, many of them are driven to
school. This results in cars double and
triple parking on the street, creating an unsafe situation. Some parents have let their children out of
the car in the middle of the street.
Needless to say, this is extremely concerning and an unsafe practice. We
had previously sent home a notice in November regarding this matter; however it
continues to be an issue. The 106th
precinct has received many complaints regarding the traffic/double parking
around P.S. 108. Officers from the
precinct informed us today that if the situation does not resolve, they will be
patrolling the area and issuing tickets.
We certainly don’t want any person to experience this inconvenience but
unfortunately, at this point, the matter is out of our hands. We appreciate your consideration and
cooperation with this matter.